what is the best large-cap company from july 2000 to december 2002

Royal Gold (RGLD) had the highest return between July 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002 by a large-cap US stock, returning 747.8%.

ASSET DATE % RETURN
Royal Gold (RGLD)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
747.85%
Clean Harbors (CLH)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
654.46%
NVR (NVR)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
472.81%
Tractor Supply (TSCO)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
359.1%
Gold Fields Ltd ADR (GFI)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
289.89%
CACI International (CACI)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
260.91%
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
229.88%
Tapestry (TPR)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
229.19%
Ball (BALL)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
224.35%
W R Berkley (WRB)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
221.82%
AutoZone (AZO)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
212.27%
Renaissancere (RNR)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
187.23%
Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
183.97%
Altria (MO)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
172.08%
STERIS (STE)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
171.33%
Kinross Gold (KGC)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
161.33%
Lennar (LEN)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
159.64%
Ross Stores (ROST)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
153.47%
East West Bancorp (EWBC)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
153.16%
Brown & Brown (BRO)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
150.8%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
140.66%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
136.5%
Centene (CNC)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
135.39%
DR Horton (DHI)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
134.55%
EMCOR (EME)
7/1/2000 - 12/31/2002
131.74%
Large-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap of $10B+.